Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-23
MRS. BRAY.

m was pea I,
h,.ck eyed and crimson cheek
-, ~ : .plendid bust, and arms when
80 =. Ala not mind showing. | was a ut
.a' -. creature. neither ngly TOR pret'
ns aid not envy her. Let all the
" ~ :. s.rth adm re her-one loved me.
% -. fair in his eyes cared nothing
for her .o,o,so,,i ,imes
Dr., and Baroara Brown deciar-
=, I1s ,ss, there was no such thing rs get
49, - snv attention from any one wn;re
s .ss w... and certainly she tried her
ho., 70 tascinate her. Militant bray
oo'. as. her = name. and understand that
rouug as she was. she was a ui'0'''U
woman -ar,,
nmav have been that she was very
much ill.used by her husband. ana nau
been the injured party altoge'her--l
presume it is often so--6ut pure "omel'
will bear good deal rather than sever eve
the ouly tie that binds them to a nus :
h.oTs s.de, and there is always q
....t. .hout a divorce. Some of the
,.J;ss at Mrs. Horizons shrugged their
.bouIdsrs and wondered what the Old
,.dv had been thinking OF to take Mrs.
Brsy in. The gentlemen, however
fouci,t in her defense. Beautiful. mu-
.cal fond of Il rtation and apt at fiat
rery. she won her way into tue r liking.
For NV part. did not respect her one
whit Ibid not see anything to love
In her. but l admired her. Unlike
most women. ] always found myself
able TO see the charms that men see in
q personally attractive woman.
But were man could not do as
men do; Aatter these d rts al the eX-
peuse of Irue-hearted women, who love
tbem with all their souls. When good
Mrs. Carman went to her room with
tears in her eyes. leaving Mr.. Carman
whispering soft nothings in Mrs. ssay's
car. and when little Eifie Fay crimson
I'd and trembled with anger because
her lover forgot ner while he turned
The bcauty's music and looked down in
ber eyes. often thought to myself that
hose were poor trumphs after all. and
hat those men who gave them to her
we're but s lly creatures. She liked
none Of them. She mocked them and
bad little nicknames for each. She was
,old in heart as she was warm in man
nee. Her impassioned glances were
hose Of an actress and nothing more.
She gave these giances to my Harry
y we'll rs TO others. but had no fear
II their effect. Or course he knew she
vas handsome and that she sang well;
no didL
We had met at Mrs. Horizons. /
vas an orphan and taught music for
my bread: he was Il young clerk in a
house. Al our first meeting
We liked each otbsr. and he was the
pnly lover I haG ever had. When l
gaze HIM nv setrothal kiss 1t was with
!ips that has never met those of any
nan befue, and was glad to think of
/. wedad been engaged three months.
Md ,ere to be married in the spring.
w were wrapped up in each other. and
oncerned ourselves very little about
irx Bray. did not. 1t pleased me
otter to think of better women. There
vere others whose minds were continu-
lily running on her. however. Jealous
siiie Fay could never quite forget her.
)ver and over and over again she sat in
ny room. with tears pouring down her
'heeks, and talked of her.
shes a wretch" she declared. "a,
'oid. forward, cruel creature. She
Enows Charlie is engaged to me. She
Lnows II. | see it in her ewes; and she
works so hard to get him to herself.
Charlie doesn't know what he is doing
Tor himself. shall break with him
yol and do love him so. No one will
ever love him so much"
Then she would cry again and begin
'ne Old story of Mrs. Bras conduct.
of her looks. her contr vances. her
Oecks and wreathed smiles. felt sorry
or The child; she1was but l6, and sorry.
90 for Charlie, who was acting as
most foolish bows do under those cir
But one morn NJ she be-
,an another STRAIN.
"Mrs. Bray is at work with vour
larry now," she said. ''and She II twist
nm round her finger soon. as she does
ny Charlie. It's wtchcraft those
'omen have-an unholy power of some
'md You'll see. Ethel; you'll suffer
Is do soon."
And then she spoke of words and
ooSs and actions that had quite esc,p-
~ ME. but which. spoken of. made me
uncomfortable. L had utter
la'n IN Harry. bur | did not ike to
near such things. At first it was only
'hat but after while it was more.
As the days went on | noticed ons
Or TWO things that were suspicious. 1
saw that she contrived to meet nv
l0'er IN the halls and on the stairs. to
!. ! aear him at diuner-time. to 90 out
apOa ~ the balcony when he did.
Saariie Beech was allowed IN slim
wy. s into he old place in Efies heart.
rs my Harry was Mrs. Bray's object
u. ..uls 0aa been sharper thanI. but
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